Stiftung Humboldt Forum im Berliner Schloss Special exhibition for children: “Nimm Platz!”
NIMM PLATZ! [TAKE A SEAT!] is conceived as an integrative gesture of welcome, providing space, allowing space, “locating” someone socially in familiar circles or new situations. The common thread of the special exhibition for children and families in the Humboldt Forum is formed by exhibits on which one can “take a seat”, seating furniture in the broadest sense, or ones that call for certain actions and assign a place in society. Accessible, hands-on exhibits for learning, discovering and playing were developed that can be used by everyone. The exhibition architecture of light wood, decorated with large-format illustrations inspired by children’s drawings, has a temporary feel, with the air of a large adventure playground.
The exhibition was created under the curatorial direction of Lisa Noggler-Gürtler and Maria Prantl.
Szenography
The section SITZ STILL ODER CHILL! [SIT STILL OR CHILL!] is about postures and their connection to the socio-cultural environment.
View into the "Museum Depot" in the area WER HAT HIER SEINEN PLATZ? [WHOSE PLACE IS THIS?]. Here, original objects are displayed in special showcases that playfully invite visitors to explore.
The area with the main colour YELLOW is about who you like to share your space with, who you like to sit with.
An implied Japanese tearoom in the area SETZ DICH ZU UNS! [COME SIT WITH US!].
The area with the main colour GREEN is about seating that is only intended for very specific actions. They specify what is to be done there.
In the centre of the exhibition is a kind of "white cube", a WHITE area that invites visitors to be creative